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Business Students and Ethics: A Meta-Analysis

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Given the proliferation of research regarding the ethical development of students in general, and business students in particular, it is difficult to draw conclusions from the contradictory results of many studies. In this meta-analysis of empirical studies from 1985 through 1994, the relationships of gender, age and undergraduate major to the ethical attitudes and behavior of business students are analyzed. The results indicate that female students exhibit stronger ethical attitudes than males. The same is also true for older versus younger students. However, the relationship with undergraduate major is still difficult to interpret.

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Borkowski, S.C., Ugras, Y.J. Business Students and Ethics: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Business Ethics 17, 1117–1127 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005748725174

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